‘F**k Off’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Loses It When UK Reporter Asks About ‘Jewish Space Lasers’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) promptly told British journalist Emily Maitlis to “fuck off” after The News Agents’ reporter asked her to talk about “Jewish space lasers” – a conspiracy theory advanced by her in an old social media post about the cause of the 2018 California wildfires.

In a now-deleted 2021 Facebook rant Greene speculated about a Democratic high speed rail project, online reports of “lasers or blue beams of light causing the fires” and the potential that these were caused by “space solar generators” launched by businesses funded by the Rothschild investment group.

The post was mocked and was widely criticised as “anti-semitic” for its inclusion of the Rothschilds trope.

On Tuesday, Greene was in attendance at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, for the state-wide presidential primary nomination day, Super Tuesday. As the night progressed the results appeared to confirm what will be an historic electoral rematch in November’s election between current President Joe Biden and his predecessor Trump.

Greene’s interview, to begin with, was fairly civil as former BBC reporter Maitlis quizzed the representative on her advice for Nikki Haley, Trump’s last remaining Republican rival in the race to become the GOP presidential candidate.

Greene said: “Well, we’ve been encouraging her to drop out and support President Trump. And I think tonight is the clear message that President Trump is the clear frontrunner. He’s the winner in our Republican primary. And it’s time for Nikki Haley to drop out and support him.”

The journalist then asked whether Greene herself might be in line for a cabinet position in a future Trump administration, and if she is in line to be Trump’s vice president.

Greene replied: “Oh, you know, that’s the question everyone asks. And no, I don’t think Nikki Haley should be on the list, but of course President Trump will choose who he wants for VP.”

“Would you like to be on that list?” Maitlis questioned.

Green laughed: “He’s got a long list. I support President Trump in any way, any way he’d ask me, but I can assure you it won’t be Nikki Haley.”

The topic then pivoted to conspiracy theories within the Trump campaign and those shared by Greene, who, in her new book MTG, published 2023, dismissed her old Facebook rant as a “sarcastic social media post” and denied being anti-semitic. But, given Super Tuesday’s indications, Maitlis was ready to raise the point again to the Republican, who may soon find herself wielding substantial power at the very top of a Trump-run White House.

“Can you tell me why so many people that support Donald Trump love conspiracy theories, including yourself?” Maitlis asked. “He seems to attract lots of conspiracy theorists.”

Greene replied: “Well, let me tell you, you’re a conspiracy theorist, and the left and the media spread more conspiracy theories. We like the truth. We like supporting our constitution, our freedoms, and America first.”

“What about Jewish space lasers?” the journalist asked. “Tell us about Jewish space lasers.”

“No,” the Georgia Republican bluntly replied. “Why don’t you go talk about Jewish space lasers? Why don’t you fuck off? How about that? Thanks.”